Hereford Reporter (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1902 Page: 1 of 8

Hereford Reporter
VOL. I. NO. si
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On Tuesday the Reporter printed
a number of circulars stating that
there would be a mass meeting at the
Christian church for the purpose of
making a report of the progress of
the directors of the Herefo'rd College
Association in their efforts to build
and maintain a college of high degree
in this place. Notwithstanding the
Amarillo orchestra was to give a
concert on that evening, there was
quite a crowd of our representative
citizens present to hear the report.
It might be said to the credit of the
manager of the Amarillo orchestra
that he postponed the commencement
of his concert until 9 o'clock to give
paople a chance to attend the mass
meeting without missing the concert.
There being a number of ladies
present (it being prayer meeting
night) the meeting opened up with
singing by the audience, followed by
prayer by Rev. Addison Clark of
Amarillo.
Judge Gough, the chairman of the
college committee, then gave an out-
line of the work done and said that
about $4,500 cash had been sub-
scribed or more properly speaking,
had been invested, and that the
charter was signed and ready to go
to Austin for the state legislature to
act upon the same. He then intro-
duced Prof. Randolph Clark, who is
to be at the head of the educational
part of the institution, and who is
already quite well known here.
Prof. Clark said that for the past
thirty years he and his brother,
Addison, had been connected with
college work, most of which time
had been spent in ths college of
their founding—Ad-Ran college at
Thorp Springs—and that during that
time they had had the education of
about 6,000 children, many of whom
are now married and have children
of their own, and that nearly 90
per cent of this large number are now
residents of Texas.
At the time he gave up the pres-
idency of Randolph College at
Lancaster, he fully made up his
mind that he would retire from col-
lege work for a while at least and
take a much needed rest, and upon
the invitation of G. R. Jowell,
whose children had been under his
educational care, he decided to make
this gentleman a visit. When he
got here he saw that, while he had
visited every part of Texas worth
visiting as he supposed, he had thus
far neglected to visit the real
«•garden spot" of Texas, He read*
ily saw that this country, with its
fertile soil and excellent water so
easily obtained, was capable of sup-
porting comfortably a large number
of people, and that it needed a high
grade college to supplement the work
of the public schools. Such an in-
stitution would do more to keep up
the quality standard of the people
already here than anything else.
He said that it was his highest am-
bition to be identified with the build-
ing up of a eountry such as this is
destined to be—to be an instrument
in moulding the character of its
people. That the first settlers of a
new country in nearly every case
decided the charactar of the future
generations, and that with the ex-
cellent class of people already here,
a college such as is proposed would
tend to keep up that high standard
as would no other enterprise. In-
stead of attracting an indigent, squat-
ter class of people here a college
would bring an intelligent, cultured
and well-to-do people. Mr. Clark
said that in a conversation with F. T.
Ramsey, the Austin nurseryman,
that gentleman said that the
plains country would in fifty years'
time be the garden spot of Texas,
and that he would establish a nursery
here in the near future. Mr. Clark
proposed that he establish his business
at Hereford in close proximity to
the college, and that the college
students be given instruction in hor-
ticulture in all its branches. Mr.
Ramsey said that if he decided to
come to Hereford he would not only
do that, but would pay the students
for their work thus enabling many in
straightened circumstances to earn
something wi*h which to defray the
expenses of their college education.
If he did not decide to come himself
and move his family here at present
he would place a thoroughly com-
petent man in charge of his nursery
business here, but the chances are
that he will decide to move her^
when he pays this country a visit
and sees the delightfulness of the
climate, the excellent educational
facilities, and gets acquainted with
our people. Here it might be added
thnt with the establishment of the
college and the nursery we are sure
to get the next state appropriation
for an experimental station, which,
added to the dairy experiment station
which Prof. Clark proposes to estab-
lish in connection with the college,
will make Hereford the educational
center of the Panhandle,
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The College faculty will require
people who take students to board to
sign a contract that they will co-
operate with the faculty in main-
taining discipline among the students,
and that they will report to the fac-
ulty any misdemeanors of the pupils
which will tend to corrupt the morals
of the students, thus assuring the
school a reputation for rigid moral
charactcr.
During the summer vacation
months the bulding will be used for
the conducting of a summer normal
for teachers from all over the state.
In fact, during the coming summer
a summer normal will be established
here, the public school building
having been engaged for that pur-
pose.
In regard to the sectarianism or
denominationalism of the college
Prof. Clark said that it would be
folly for anyone to try to conduct a
school of that kind in this section of
the country and assured his hearers
that nothing savoring of sectarian-
ism or denominationalism would be
permitted. He said that every stu-
dent would be asked their religious
preference and the teaching of reli-
gious creeds would be left to the
pastor of their preference, and that
the pastors of all churches would be
requested to co-operate with the fac-
ulty in the moral and religious train-
ing of the pupils. He said that the
school was not for the purpose of
teaching religious creeds, but was
for 'he moulding of character, and
to develop the mind intellectually
and the body physically.
Judge Ferguson then spoke briefly
on the necessity of establishing the
college and said that Hereford citi-
zens could not afford to let the op-
portunity pass. He said that here-
tofore our citizens had succe 3fully
carried out any project undertaken
and that there was no reason why
this proposition should fall through
and added, parenthetically, that it
was not going to fall through.
Prof. Clark then added that the
building of the college would give at
least eight months' work to 100
workmen, as many extra residences
would be needed for people who
would come here to live on account
of the college.
S. S. Evants then arose and said
that in addition to the 100 acres of
land which he had given for the es-
tablishment of the college he would
give $J0U cash. This announcement
was greeted by loud applause, as
was the speech made by A. J. Lips-
comb in which he said that he would
give $100 in addition to the $50 h"
had already invested.
Rev. Addison Clark then made a
few remarks an.i stated that he was
afraid that the impetus to land val-
ues on account of the college would
prevent him frcm buying what land
he wanted here.
After the dismissal by Rev. C. A.
Clark, Judge Gough announced that
Judge Ferguson had his list with
him and that anyone wishing to in-
vest in the college could do so. P..
R. Harris took advantage of the
opportunity and put his name down
for $50.
Dr. Edgar P. Lewis, of the Ama-
rillo dental firm of Dodson & Lewi:;,
will be in Hereford for three days
only—February 13, 14, 15—to at-
tend to the dental needs of Hereford
citizens. 50-Jt
£TTY DRAY
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ing done on short
notice and at rea*
sonable prices
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